Appointment to the Atlantic Pilotage Authority

OTTAWA, April 17, 2014 /CNW/ - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of
Transport, today announced the appointment of Captain Alexander L.
MacIntyre to the board of directors of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority
for a term of three years.

Captain MacIntyre has extensive experience at sea, on a wide range of
vessels, and has performed approximately 10,000 assignments as a
licensed marine pilot in Halifax, Sheet Harbour and the Gulf of St.
Lawrence.

He holds pilotage licenses from the Atlantic Pilotage Authority and the
Laurentian Pilotage Authority, and a Master, Foreign-going certificate
from Transport Canada. Captain MacIntyre has provided his expertise in
ice navigation as a special adviser on tankers, adventure cruise ships
and seismic survey vessels trading in the Eastern and Western Canadian
Arctic, Alaska, Greenland and Norway.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in business administration, and has trained
in oil spill response and firefighting, ship handling, advanced
petroleum tanker safety, and helicopter evacuation.

Captain MacIntyre was a Class "A" marine pilot for the Atlantic Pilotage
Authority from 1984 until his retirement in 2008. From 2002 to 2013, he
was president of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild eastern branch.
Before that, he was the Atlantic region vice-president of the Canadian
Marine Pilots' Association from 1993 to 2002, and a member of the
Halifax Mission to Seafarers board of directors from 2000 to 2004. He
is currently a member of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada, the
International Shipmasters' Association, the Marine Club (Montreal and
Toronto), and Canada's Naval Memorial HMCS Sackville Trust.

Quick Fact

The mandate of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority is to establish, operate,
maintain and administer, in the interest of safety, an efficient
pilotage service in the Atlantic region by providing the necessary
expertise and experience, associated with the appropriate technology,
to meet the needs of industry. The Authority is committed to maximizing
the use of its resources/assets to meet the goals in a safe and
environmentally responsible manner.

Quote

"I am very pleased that Captain MacIntyre has accepted this position.
His extensive experience in the marine sector will be a great asset to
the Atlantic Pilotage Authority."The Honourable Lisa Raitt,Minister of Transport